Section 1797.185 Of Article 5. Personnel 1797.160-1797.197a From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.
1797.185
. (a) The authority shall establish criteria for the
statewide recognition of the certification of EMT-P personnel in the
basic scope of practice of those personnel. The criteria shall
include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) Standards for training, testing, certification, and revocation
of certification, as required for statewide recognition of
certification. The standards may include designation by the authority
of the specific examinations required for certification, including,
at the option of the authority, an examination provided by the
authority. At the option of the authority, the standards may include
a requirement for registration of prehospital emergency care
personnel with the authority or other entity designated by the
authority.
(2) Conditions for local accreditation of certified EMT-P
personnel which are reasonable in order to maintain medical control
and the integrity of the local EMS system, as determined by the
authority and approved by the commission.
(3) Provisions for local accreditation in approved optional scope
of practice, if any, as allowed by applicable state regulations and
statutes.
(4) Provisions for the establishment and collection of fees by the
appropriate agency, which may be the authority or an entity
designated by the authority to collect fees for the authority, for
testing, certification, accreditation, and registration with the
appropriate state or local agency in the appropriate scope of
practice. All fees collected for the authority in a calendar month by
any entity designated by the authority pursuant to this section to
collect fees for the authority shall be transmitted to the authority
for deposit into the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Fund within
30 calendar days following the last day of the calendar month in
which the fees were received by the designated entity.
(b) After January 1, 1991, all regulations for EMT-P personnel
adopted by the authority shall, where relevant, include provisions
for statewide recognition of certification or authorization for the
scope of practice of those personnel.
(c) On or before July 1, 1991, the authority shall amend all
relevant regulations for EMT-P personnel to include criteria
developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1797.7 and
subdivision (b) of Section 1797.172 to insure statewide recognition
of certification for the scope of practice of those personnel.
(d) All future regulations for EMT-P personnel adopted by the
authority shall, where relevant, include provisions for statewide
recognition of certification or authorization for the scope of
practice of those personnel.